Lt. Col. Randy Efferson is greeted by his wife, Melodie, and

Lt. Col. Randy Efferson is greeted by his wife, Melodie, and children, Elizabeth, Emily and Ethan, as pilots with the 187th Fighter Wing of the Alabama Air National Guard return to Dannelly Field in Montgomery, Ala., from their deployment to Iraq on Tuesday. Most of the remainder of the deployed wing returned Wednesday.

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